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Government, Politics

Pulse Asia Survey: President Duterte’s Trust Rating Is At 91%, Remaining 9% Identified

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imageMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – A new Pulse Asia survey shows that Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte enjoys an extremely high trust rating among Filipinos.

A whopping 91% of respondents in the survey — conducted July 2-8, 2016 — said they trusted Duterte.

The remaining 9% are:

  1. Former President NoyNoy Aquino
  2. Former presidential candidate Mar Roxas
  3. Senator Antonio Trillanes
  4. Senator Leila De Lima
  5. Actress/singer Cynthia Patag
  6. Singer Jim Paredes
  7. Singer Leah Navarro
  8. Tour guide/performing artist  Carlos Celdran
  9. Television network ABS-CBN

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Government, International, Travel

China Claims Newly-Formed Island At Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport

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image.jpegMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Despite losing the case brought by the Philippines before the Permanent Arbitration Court over the South China Sea territorial dispute, China continues to assert its expansionist policy by laying claim on yet another island in the Philippines.

It has laid claim on a small island that recently formed at Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).  The island emerged as a result of a damaged asphalt runway at NAIA which forced authorities to temporarily shut down the airport for emergency repairs.

China considers the island very strategic because it would give it the right to use the rest of the NAIA runway to guard and protect its new island territory.

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Government, International, Politics

Melania Trump’s Speechwriter Seeking Asylum In The Philippines

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Melania Trump, left (Getty image), and Tito Sotto III

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The speechwriter for Melania Trump has applied for political asylum in the Philippines, sources close to the Republican National Committee have confirmed.

The speechwriter was responsible for Melania’s speech at the opening night of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio.

Minutes after her speech extolling her husband Donald, it was alleged that portions of her speech were plagiarized from Michelle Obama’s 2008 speech during the Democratic National Convention.

In his asylum application, the speechwriter (whose name was withheld for security reasons) said that he feared for his life in the U.S. after that embarrassing gaffe. He also maintains that he will no longer be able to find employment because of what happened.

Philippine Senator Tito Sotto III, who himself was accused of plagiarizing Robert F. Kennedy in one of his speeches in congress, has agreed to sponsor the asylum application of Trump’s now ex-speechwriter.  “I might even hire him as my own speechwriter,” Sotto said.

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